I don't know about other expats but personally I am every online retailer's dream. My husband works late, I live in a country where I can't seem to locally source so much as a bra that fits, or baby wipes that are unscented.... and I have a constant flow of visitors and family and friends coming back and forth to mule my goods (love you all!!!). Let's charge it!
I particularly like shopping online when I have a US address to send it to, for example when Mr. DRL is traveling there on business, we are heading there to visit friends, or when American friends are coming down. There are sooooo many retailers that won't ship to Canada. There are a few who do, but most of them end up charging an arm and a leg in shipping (and then there's duty as well).
Canadian retailers seem behind on the whole online-shopping trend. Not one Calgary grocery store delivers/does online orders. Along with other trends, but we won't get into that. Meanwhile I'm told the Sears Wish Book is still being printed... yikes. I guess catalogue shopping is still all the rage there. We can't order from Target or Amazon (yes we do have a Canadian Amazon but it doesn't have nearly the selection that the American one does, mostly still books/dvds/media, etc.) Gap and its family of stores and brands (Old Navy, Banana Republic, etc.) just launched a Canadian online shopping site recently (though the prices are still much better on the American site).
Imagine my delight when I found an online drug store last week that delivers (free shipping), and has a tonne of organic food as well! It's called well.ca
My sister just had a great experience shopping for clothing and swimwear from Venus
Other favorites of mine:
- J.Crew (clothing)
- Anthropologie (clothing and home accessories)
- Pinky Blue (baby stuff)
- Mountain Baby (outdoor baby stuff)
- Personalization Mall (gifts, etc.)
- Chapters.ca (books, media, gifts, toys)
- Freshpair (bras, underwear, etc.)
What are your top online shopping sites?
Cool!!!
Posted by: Dolly | November 25, 2010 at 02:17 AM
Like u me too do online shopping!!!!i too also faced a problem in shipping ,my place is very interior so i can go for it ..https://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=batch_download&send_id=817789614&email=7cff47bb7cdcb76fbfa15e66c81a1961 I wish to follow ur sister ,coz getting experience is good for shopping..
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Time and time again, after checking prices on other sites for CDs, DVDs, electronics, hardware items, you name it .... we head back to Amazon.com where we find the best price and exactly what we're looking for.
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